Setting them on fire isn't a way of creating a new environment for a hopeful future. |
The assumption that just being there and talking about democracy and elections would work was naive. |
The closest thing to Kfar Darom in the United States is the Alamo. Imagine pulling people out of this place. They are heroes of Israel and we owe them a great deal after they are pulled out of their homes. |
The escalation that has occurred is because (Palestinian Authority President Yasser) Arafat gave a green light to a variety of Palestinian organizations ... to attack Israeli targets. |
The forces that are shooting at Israelis day in and day out are not renegade units, ... These are mainstream Palestinian organizations belonging to Yasser Arafat. ... They are involved in mortar attacks against Israel and Israeli settlements. |
The parties reiterated their commitment to Oslo and its implementation, |
The parties reiterated their commitment to Oslo and its implementation. |
The proof [of reforms] will be whether the situation on the ground will be fundamentally different tomorrow than it was yesterday, |
The real question is not just a political science question of how many ministers there are. The real question is whether Mr. Arafat will abandon violence, and that can only be seen on the ground. |
The security meetings were good, but it's clearly not enough. What's important is what happens on the ground, and what's happening on the ground is continuous violence against Israeli civilians. |
The strongest images were those of the settlers and soldiers embracing and crying together, |
There are lots of questions about what the security situation of Israel will be the day after the last withdrawal, |
There are no quick solutions. This is not armored warfare in the Sinai, where you encircle divisions of the other side and end it in six days. But with determination and perseverance, Israel will win this struggle. |
There have been a lot of declarations before. The most important thing is to see what kind of action we have. |
This is intolerable and something Israel will have to address, |